1001 Albums Summary

God, it's interesting...but is it good? So far, for me, it's a no. This has to be one of those albums that really grabs a person the more they listen to it.....right?! The millions and millions of Radiohead fans out there (that never shut up about how amazing Radiohead is) can't all be wrong. I've always loved their 1st three albums but after that they took a muh more ambient, electronic turn in their sound that I've never really got. This is one that I'll keep trying but I don't think it'll take

I've always thought of this album as the Winger/Nelson of the Rap-rock/NU-Metal genre. Basically, they're well crafted, pretty pop songs dressed up (or down) in nu-metal clothes

I am by no mean any kind of a blues fan. My old CD collection included the following blues pillars: Eric Clapton -From the cradle, Jonny Lang-Long time coming and something from Doyle Bramhall so yeah, my blues depth is not....very deep. This album though? Love it!! When they say a great vocalist and a great drummer make a great band, this is something that comes to my mind.

A lot if the things I hate from the 80's in here. Overly processed snare sound and annoying vocals - I can't stand Morissey's voice! I've never understood the wide range appeal with this band

Fucking horrible. The only that makes this remotely interesting is getting to hear what Johnny Rotten is up to post-Sex Pistols. After the first listen there's nothing interesting left. Shit is BORING! Repetitive jumbled messy trash. Not to mention, Johnny Rotten still remains a completely unlikeable trash human! So far in my journey through this list, this album has the #1001 spot locked up!

Not a huge fan of the warbling vocal delivery. Other than that it's okay 60's rock. Nothing too consequential for me, neither bad or great. Didn't really grab my attention on the first listen until the last 2 songs....... On the 2nd listen, the last 5 were far stronger tunes than the first 6. Not sure, but I'm guessing side 1 and side 2? Side 2 is more magical and twinkly with more elaborate and delicate compositions.

This album is not available on spotify so I guess my rating should be inconclusive

Ah, neat. I guess....all the blips, bleeps and bloops are fancy. A great album for when I'm visiting a planetarium which is somewhere between rare and never. I would love to see Police Academy's Michael Winslow perform this live!

I've never liked the dude's voice and have never understood the massive appeal. Some of the tunes are a little bit more low-key and bluesy, those ones aren't too bad but overall I'm not a fan

A classic. Not really any surprises here, they've all been played on the radio! But actually, it's great to hear these tunes without the radio edit. Let me hear them swears!

Just a crazy, wild hunch here.....Les Claypool has listened to this album. Les enjoyed this album very much and thought to himself, "One day I will create my very own sound that will sound just like this!" And then, when he was done lisening, he called his friends, Ween and said, "hey you might wanna check this out." The fellas in Ween liked it but not quite at much as Les. A very interesting listen. Not sure if I'll ever seek this one again but it is really cool to hear what some of the wierder stuff of the 90's and beyond was influenced by.

Nothing bad about it, just a tad slow and boring. In the right mood though, I'd call it good piano driven indie rock. Kinda reminded me of if someone was playing a counting crows record but had they're thumb on the record, slightly slowing it down.

I'm not a fan of most other hip-hop, let alone some unknown (to me) British shit. A lot of repetition in these tunes, I could see where it could end up being catchy. For the most part, I find these songs way more cringey.

It's temu Van Morrison and I'm here for it! Although, after reading the other reviews, I'm realizing maybe I need to be checking out lyrics. But then again if I only hear the vocals as just another sound source and not the words of a cringey gross message then maybe I'm doing it right?

Boring

If Peter Gabriel Genesis and Death Cab For Cutie had a super awesome rock n roll baby

I dont really see the need for this dude. This world already has one Neil Diamond and one Neil Diamond is enough for everyone. Plus I got a gross vibe on the whole album. Without looking into this guy at all, I'm guessing there has to be loads of allegations out there regarding his conduct around the ladies.

The songs all seem to be going somewhere at some point. They seem to be building up to a bursting point but they never get there. I'm sure that's the intention but it's not for me

Canadiohead

This one! Super snoozefest at first but then the tune One Of These Things First got stuck in my head and then I listened a bit more intently. I'm on my fourth listen (maybe 5th) now and I'm loving this. It reminds me a lot of some of the Iron&Wine albums that I love. This ones definitely getting added to the library!

I did not feel the thunder with Thundercat. If anything it was more smooth and slippery.....Slippycat! Other than that though, just really really boring

The warbly voice is a bit much. Don't mind the new wave 80's sound but the vocals are a no for me

Oh man, this is one gorgeous sounding record! Layers of sound and everything in the low end is super rich. Just based on the songs, I'd say this is a 3-star album. Considering the beautiful, rich and layered sound though, I'm giving this 4 stars.

I would give it 3-1/2 stars if I could. It's better than most of the other stuff around but yet not as good as most other Foo Fighters records. Regardless, it's an mportant lo-fi predecessor to what was to come from Dave Grohl

I never knew someone else was doing what the Flaming Lips were doing......or maybe the Lips were doing what Mercury Rev was doing. Chicken or egg? Either way I like it

Today's Tom Sawyeee? Absolutely!

I already had Bryter Layter on this list and I loved it. But this album was just too slow and nothing about it really grabbed me

I've never really been much of a bluegrass or country or gospel fan. This album is heavy on all those things and I'm still not a fan

Overall a pretty middpenof the road album. Nothing really jumps out as great or exceptional. The really interesting part is Sly's use of the drum machine. This has to be one of the first examples of an artist commercially exploring the "instrument"

Another 3 stars!! I'm not sure if I'm getting into an indifferent mindset with music. It's either that or a lot of these albums are just truly uninspiring.

Love this! Kinda reminds me of a rootsier, low key Bruce Springsteen. If Bruce Springsteen is "Ooooh YEEEEHAAAAWW" then Nick Cave would be "Yeh"

I want to like this more but I keep finding myself zoning out while listening to it

If 17 year old me was into hip-hop this might"ve been a thing. 44 year old is even more unimpressed

Ugh, this shit's dumb

This is like the 5th middle-of-the-road 90's British band I've gotten recently and I'm getting a little sick of it. Normally this'd be another 3 stars but fuck that

Amazing album, but arguably the weakest of their first 3 releases. Reminds me of the album arc of Pearl Jam. Their first 3 albums are all amazing in a debatable order of great to greatest. After that, every album is just mediocre to good. Each album could have a great tune here or there but nowhere near the front-to-back greatness that all of the first 3 contain.

Interesting, but not something I'll probably ever come back to

Man, really boring

Man! Also, really really really boring. Lots of 2-stars snoozers lately.

Damn, I do not have robot ears!

Yeah, I just don't get it. Nothing about it is bad but equally nothing about is memorable. Their first 3 albums were great but then they took an artistic turn that wasn't for me. This band makes me feel dumb because I really just dont like it

Nope......no.....nope!

Everything i love about 70's music

I know these guys have some pretty serious and dark lyrical content to some their tunes but from a strictly melodic and sound standpoint, these guys make me smile!

Gorgeous, lush, beautiful, dynamic, layered and amazing sounding record? Yes! Kind of insane that virtuoso drummer Tony Williams plays a hi-hat-only shuffle for the entire 20-minute first song? ALSO YES!

Probably a great piece of work for what it is but I need more than just piano.

Yeah, no. On first listening to the first tune I thought I heard the "N" word but just shrugged it off as he must've said neighbors. On 2nd listen, yup, he DIDN'T say neighbors. I get it, he's probably telling a story of how rednecks are afraid of the coming racial equality and this was in 1974 but it is still not a word I want to hear. Besides, the rest of the album is not good enough to make an exception to this vulgar ugly word

Very interesting but not overly entertaining for me. The songs all went on for a bit too long without much change. Thank you drum machine! There is some neat computer beat programming mastery here though. The interesting part is to hear what I would consider to be early industrial music.

Wow, another no.......nope.....no

I don't know, 1st listen here and about 2/3rds through it.....boring and it sounds like one long song so far. Ill report back later!

I heard of these guys from listening to the "No Dogs in Space" podcast. Two listens and I was a massive fan of this record! When I think of "Post-punk" THIS is the type of band I think of. NOT the smiths, Depeche mode, joy division, or any of the other new-wave garbage

Noise rock that has too much noise and not enough rock

Albums like this is why I love this list! Never heard of this guy before but now I'll definitely be checking out more from him

Of all the zeppelin albums, might be my least favorite. Its a hard thing to describe too because there are a ton of great singles on here. I think it just lacks some of the organic rawness of the other albums. It could just be that I need to give this one another 3 or4 deep listens but who has time?! I got a new album to listen to today now!

Gaaaaaa! Fuckin boring.....I tried though.

I know, this list isn't about scandals or behind the scenes misconduct of any kind. But still, no....this guy? Yeah, hell no

The first half, I'd give it 2 stars based on being boring and not particularly memorable. The second half though it really came alive, 4 stars for sure. For the total package, 3 stars. An interesting, enjoyable listen but I dont see myself ever coming back to it

This is one where if I gave it more time, another 3-4 listens, it MIGHT get bumped up to a 4 stars....maybe not. Some great beautiful moments on this album but a lot a floating and meandering and jagged noise-making as well

Some songs on here are solid 4 stars but then some other are 2. I find myself loving ine tune and then kind of dazing off for a few..... Just based on how influential AND groundbreaking this album is, it should be a 4 or 5 star record. But for me its a 3, almost a 4.

Not available on Spotify so I don't know

Really wanted to love this. Kind of a deal where I could be like "Hey Don McLean is NOT a one hit wonder!" But yeah, turns out after American Pie the rest is just really boring. Sorry Donny!

Absolute classic! It actually starts a touch slow for me but by the end, I just want it to keep going!

I have not taken enough drugs to listen to this album that some guys took drugs to make for people to take drugs to.....ya know?

Nothing bad about it, its some decent 90's rock really. For me, the reliance on acoustic guitars is kind of boring.

Just because a legendary artist like Bob Dylan releases an album doesn't make it essential listening. For me, this album really hurts the credibility of this list

The further along this list I go, one thing becomes clearer and clearer. I really hate the 80's music.

That atrocious cover of Comfortably Numb almost dropped this thing down to 2 stars

Heeeeeeelllllll nnnoooo! This piece of shit has gone too far off the bat-shit end of crazy celebrity. I will never volunteer a single second of my life to anything this ass hat has or will ever do!

Originally this was just a 4-star album I remembered enjoying in my 20's. Then, I couldn't stop listening to it.....over and over and over again! Beautiful, jagged, busy and intricate songs throughout the entire record. I am 1/3 done with the list at this point and this album might be my favorite so far.